Outside the Bubble: On the Road with Alexandra Pelosi

The line right near the end "resurrect the idea of America as the world's the most stable democracy"... let me let you in on something Alexandra- never has been true- no one in the world ever believed that. My god sometimes you americans are so exhausting. Canada, Great Britain, Norway, Iceland, Sweden are all ranked higher if you want to actually somehow score something so ridiculous.

America does not and has not ranked best or greatest or whatever in many many many things ever, or for a long time, or how about this... it's all subjective when comparing to other democratic capitistic free etc etc countries.

This is part of your problem in the US. Everything has to be a competition... oh and you cheat at everything... hilarious that Russia was banned from Olympics, but US is the biggest cheater (do your research the US has the exclusive contract with WADA to provide the testing for athletes... so American athletes are always 1 step ahead).

And, stop invoking your children or flag or whatever to stall debates, just so you can feel indignant.

Oh my god- exhausting.

The rest of the world is hundreds of kilometres ahead of the US in education, innovation, culture, world knowledge... stop being that annoying bigoted bully that we all somehow tolerate, because you have the biggest gun.

And wondering where the USA will go from here.

Although some reviewers thought Pelosi was condescending, in truth she was simply testing their advocacy. What comes out of this film is a strong sense that America really is two countries and although the film argues for people to listen and hear each other, neither side seems to inhabit a narrative that brooks dispute.

Ignore the haters and watch and think about that question: are you listening to people who dont think the same as you. Can understand what they are saying and change your mind. In the USA, I am not sure that is going to happen.

The general premise of stepping outside the leftist bubble and hearing from Trump supporters with obviously different lives and viewpoints could've been a fantastic documentary series/film. However, the way this particular example was executed was, well, horrible. Nearly every interview seemed to kick off with Pelosi being annoyed and yelling at them, then there was the editing. I get that there was probably a lot to try and fit into a one hour slot, but it came across as though it was Pelosi basically mocking their ways of life. Rather than hearing a true discussion as to what they believe and why, she was being belligerent towards them and seemed to only use footage of them that intended on portraying the subjects as dumb, poor, rednecks. Then, there was the whole "Nancy Pelosi's grandchildren" thing. I just don't understand the point of that other than for her to say, "Hey, I'm Nancy Pelosi's daughter and here are her real grandchildren" in a gotcha kind of moment that made no sense.

This should be a series, with each hour long episode covering a different topic, led by a more level-headed, rational, interviewer who can carry on a calm discussion with someone, rather than a belligerent, judgmental, short sighted interviewer. And it should be edited in such a way to give us more of a full picture of what they believe and why.

TL;DR - This felt like an arrogant leftists elite putting down, and putting on display, people she thinks are lesser than her. Much like the old freak shows/side shows/circus shows used to do. 2 stars for the premise, no additional stars for actual content/execution.

**I say all this as a liberal who is in full support of open dialogue**

I was intrigued at the beginning of the documentary based on what I thought would be about -civil discussion/debate about our country between differing political views. I did not know who the documentary interviewer was until the very end.

During the majority of 'discussions' I found the interviewer condescending and at times disrespectful of the people she was interviewing.

The ending showed lack of professionalism in my opinion, by the interviewer publicly putting her minor children on a documentary show for the world to see. The guy being interviewed proved he could have a differing opinion than a democrat & be a "Trump Supporter" and he doesn't not treat the family of an opposing party with disrespect or hate.

Would I recommend this documentary to people to watch...yes because in the USA that I grew up in listens to others opinions respectfully & then makes up their own mind...Without dramatics(i.e. yelling, name calling, in your face tactics).

Strange how Pelosi only gets love/hate reviews - obviously some people can't watch without judging her by her last name. This is a perfect example of how people view everything from their own perspective. I would encourage everyone to watch this. Insightful.